at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
everybody; every last one of them; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command
understood; I see; OK; present; here
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
company; corporation; workplace
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)